Language name and locationː Kilivila, Papua New Guinea [Refer to Ethnologue]
言名称和分布地区里维纳语, 巴布亚新几内亚米内湾省之特罗布里恩群岛

 

1. tala

21.  luwayu tala

2. yu

22.  luwayu yu

3. tolu

23.  luwayu tolu

4. vasi

24.  luwayu vasi

5. lima (lit: 'hand')

25.  luwayu lima

6. lima tala ( 5+1 )

26.  luwayu lima tala

7. lima yu   ( 5+2 )

27.  luwayu lima yu

8. lima tolu ( 5+3 )

28.  luwayu lima tolu

9. lima vasi ( 5+4 )

29.  luwayu lima vasi

10. luwatala

30.  luwatolu

11. luwatala tala

40.  luwavasi

12. luwatala yu

50.  luwalima

13. luwatala tolu

60.  luwalima luwatala ( 50 + 10 )

14. luwatala lima

70.  luwalima luwayu   ( 50 + 20 )

15. luwatala lima

80.  luwalima luwatolu ( 50 + 30 )

16. luwatala lima tala

90.  luwalima luwavasi ( 50 + 40 )

17. luwatala lima yu

100. lakatutala

18. luwatala lima tolu

200. lakatuyu

19. luwatala lima vasi

1000. lakatuluwatala ( 100 x 10 )

20. luwayu

2000. lakatuluwayu   ( 100 x 20 )

 

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Gunter Senft, Max-Planck Institute fur Psycholinguistik, Netherlands, September 23, 1996, February 25, 2013.
提供资的语言家: Dr. Gunter Senft, 1996 年 9 月 23 日, 2013 年 2 月 25 日.

 

Other comments: Kilivila or Kiriwina has a quinary system with special structures for
60 to 90. Kilivila is spoken by about
 40,000 speakers in Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay province, Papua New Guinea.


 

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